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- Loaded Wagon on a City Street, circa 1895 - Before automobiles became practical, America relied on horses and horse-drawn vehicles to move people, freight, money, and information to places railroads and waterways didn't go. This photograph shows a team of working horses hitched to a loaded wagon.
- circa 1895
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Loaded Wagon on a City Street, circa 1895
Before automobiles became practical, America relied on horses and horse-drawn vehicles to move people, freight, money, and information to places railroads and waterways didn't go. This photograph shows a team of working horses hitched to a loaded wagon.
- Richart Wagon Shop before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, June 2002 - Wagon makers Robert and William Richart offered many services out of this shop, built in Macon, Michigan, in 1847. In addition to building, painting, and repairing wagons, the Richarts fixed tools, sharpened saws, and even mended household furniture. The shop building was moved to Greenfield Village in 1941. This image shows the building in 2002, before it was moved to its current location.
- June 25, 2002
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Richart Wagon Shop before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, June 2002
Wagon makers Robert and William Richart offered many services out of this shop, built in Macon, Michigan, in 1847. In addition to building, painting, and repairing wagons, the Richarts fixed tools, sharpened saws, and even mended household furniture. The shop building was moved to Greenfield Village in 1941. This image shows the building in 2002, before it was moved to its current location.
- Richart Wagon Shop before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, June 2002 - Wagon makers Robert and William Richart offered many services out of this shop, built in Macon, Michigan, in 1847. In addition to building, painting, and repairing wagons, the Richarts fixed tools, sharpened saws, and even mended household furniture. The shop building was moved to Greenfield Village in 1941. This image shows the building in 2002, before it was moved to its current location.
- June 25, 2002
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Richart Wagon Shop before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, June 2002
Wagon makers Robert and William Richart offered many services out of this shop, built in Macon, Michigan, in 1847. In addition to building, painting, and repairing wagons, the Richarts fixed tools, sharpened saws, and even mended household furniture. The shop building was moved to Greenfield Village in 1941. This image shows the building in 2002, before it was moved to its current location.
- Letter from Richard Gutman concerning Lamy's Diner and Owl Night Lunch Wagon Restorations, February 17, 1985 -
- February 17, 1985
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Letter from Richard Gutman concerning Lamy's Diner and Owl Night Lunch Wagon Restorations, February 17, 1985
- "Greenfield Village's Owl Night Lunch Wagon Historical Background and Recommendations for Its Proposed Restoration," 1983 -
- April 07, 1983
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"Greenfield Village's Owl Night Lunch Wagon Historical Background and Recommendations for Its Proposed Restoration," 1983
- Farmer on a Loaded Wagon outside Barn, circa 1925 - Farm wagons were all-purpose horse-drawn vehicles that could carry crops from the field to the barn or to market. This model -- with an open body and no driver's seat -- was simple, but handy. It readily hauled this load of bagged seed or grain.
- circa 1925
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Farmer on a Loaded Wagon outside Barn, circa 1925
Farm wagons were all-purpose horse-drawn vehicles that could carry crops from the field to the barn or to market. This model -- with an open body and no driver's seat -- was simple, but handy. It readily hauled this load of bagged seed or grain.
- Instructions from a Covered Wagon Lamp Kit, 1959 -
- 1959
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Instructions from a Covered Wagon Lamp Kit, 1959
- Traditional Milk Delivery in Ireland, 1948-1951 -
- 1948-1951
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Traditional Milk Delivery in Ireland, 1948-1951
- A Party of Emigrants to California, Crossing the Plains, 1852 - Soon after the Mexican-American War ended in 1848, the newly acquired territory of California became the destination of hundreds of thousands of Americans, especially after gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill outside Sacramento. The California Gold Rush pulled Americans across the continent. This wood engraving is one of the few known portrayals of the migrations created at that time.
- January 01, 1852
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A Party of Emigrants to California, Crossing the Plains, 1852
Soon after the Mexican-American War ended in 1848, the newly acquired territory of California became the destination of hundreds of thousands of Americans, especially after gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill outside Sacramento. The California Gold Rush pulled Americans across the continent. This wood engraving is one of the few known portrayals of the migrations created at that time.
- Richart Wagon Shop Being Relocated during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- September 01, 2002
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Richart Wagon Shop Being Relocated during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.